Policy of free GP care for children under 6 years: The impact on emergency department attendance
Therese McDonnell,
Emma Nicholson,
Michael Barrett,
Gerard Bury,
Claire Collins,
Fergal Cummins,
Conor Deasy,
Kevin Denny,
Aoife De Brún,
Conor Hensey and
Eilish McAuliffe
Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 279, issue C
Abstract:
Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to improve child health. Ireland, the only country in the European Union without universal access to primary care, introduced general practitioner (GP) care at no charge for children aged under six in 2015. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of this policy on attendance at the emergency department (ED).
Keywords: Universal health care; Emergency care; General practice; Difference-in-difference; Ireland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113988
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